How do we boost jobs?

Texas Gov. Rick Perry made headlines this past week when he traveled to California on a job-poaching mission that highlighted the Golden State's "difficult to work with" reputation.

Perry's visit was financed by a public-private consortium that recently bought radio ads featuring the Texas governor touting his state's lower taxes and less regulated environment as an improvement over California, where building a business is "next to impossible."

California Gov. Jerry Brown has acknowledged that other states have come knocking on the doors of big business here, but he brushed off concerns that many would soon flee our borders.

Still, the state's balanced budget came at the expense of higher taxes, a factor that's partly responsible for California's image problem among corporate decision-makers.

What's the one policy or regulation the state must address to remedy this?

Send your thoughts to opinions@langnews.com. Please include your full name, city of residence and daytime phone number (for verification purposes only). Or, if you prefer, share your views in the comments section that accompanies this article online.